Soul to Seoul

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The $50 million, 350,000 square foot Chang A fitness and health facility is due to open in a prime location in Seoul, South Korea. The facility is the first of its type in Korea, with the majority of other fitness and health centres on a much smaller scale and based in exclusive five star hotels. Sportsman and business entrepreneur JK Lee based the Chang A centre on similar successful facilities in the United States which are aimed at the entire family. Chang A includes an aerobics studio, squash courts, swimming pool and health food restaurants as well as a gym.

Investments, Buildings and facilities, Seoul, South Korea, Lee, J.K.

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Patrick Henchoz: opening First Leisure's second club this month, Patrick Henchoz is on a fast track of development

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Patrick Henchoz is leading First Leisure into the fitness market, with possible about 10 clubs by the end of 1997. Henchoz studied recreation management and worked for local authorities after qualifying. He became golf and leisure management at the Belfry in 1984 and moved on to run The Plaza in Exeter. He was headhunted by Whitbread and became head of leisure for Country Club Hotels. He became managing director of ISL Leisure and opened the Royal Berkshire club in 1990, with First Leisure becoming involved in 1994.

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First service

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The Academy health and leisure club was set up by Mark Silver in Harrogate and it offers a swimming pool, dance and aerobics studio, gym, jogging track, nursery, spa and salon with 14 treatment rooms, restaurant, bar and four indoor and three outdoor tennis courts. The car park accommodates 110 spaces, although there are plans to add an extra 100 spaces. The club has already signed on 500 members, with the limit of 800 expected to be reached by March 1995.

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